Question

why a rectangular glass slab shows only refraction of light and not dispersion ..plzzzzzz gv me the corect ansr

Answer 1

Dispersion is the splitting up of white light (or a composite light) into its constituent colours. Dispersion occurs when light is passed through a prism. The dispersion is caused due to the the difference in the angle of deviation for different colours. In the case of a glass slab, the opposite sides are parallel and therefore different colors emerge parallel to each other and are seen simultaneously. Therefore, dispersion doesn’t occur in a glass slab. In a prism, the dispersion occurring at one face in enhanced by the refraction at the other face, but in a glass slab the dispersion occurring at one face is neutralized by refraction at the other face.

Answer 2

The interface surface of a glass slab is paralled to each other.So only refraction occurs.
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Dispersion occurs only in a glass prism because the interface surface are inclined to each other at some angle.